Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
(1) Records Research.
(A) Every survey executed shall be based on
the property description of the parcel or parent tract taken from the public
records; and
(B) Prior to
performing the fieldwork, the professional land surveyor shall acquire
sufficient data to ascertain the record title boundary of the parcel(s) to be
surveyed (such as: adjoining deeds, maps, right of way plans, subdivision
plats, original plats and notes, and subsequent surveys). This requirement does
not obligate the professional land surveyor to search the entire chain of
title.
(2) Field
Investigation. The professional land surveyor or a person under his/her direct
personal supervision shall-
(A) Search
thoroughly for monuments and accessories at the necessary controlling corners
and any other physical evidence that may be required to define the location of
the exterior corners of the parcel surveyed (such as: location of streets,
roads, lines of occupation, and parol information);
(B) Obtain appropriate and sufficiently
redundant measurements to correlate all found evidence;
(C) Evaluate the reliability of the evidence
and monuments found and apply the proper theory of location in accordance with
surveying precedent; and
(D) Reach
a conclusion on the location of the boundary and set monuments as defined
herein.
(3)
Monumentation-
(A) The professional land
surveyor shall establish semi-permanent or confirm existing monuments at every
exterior corner of the tract being surveyed, except for lines running along
streams or lakes where witness monuments must be set along the connected
sidelines. When it is impractical to set a monument at a required corner, a
witness monument shall be set along a line of the survey or the prolongation
thereof;
(B) Existing monuments
shall be evaluated for permanency by the professional land surveyor. Those
needing restoration, preservation, or replacement shall receive the due care
necessary to ensure that their permanency is secured in accordance with the
requirements set forth herein;
(C)
Additional Monumentation for Subdivision Surveys.
1. In addition to meeting the requirements
set forth above, the professional land surveyor shall, prior to the recording
of the subdivision plat, establish at least two (2) permanent monuments for
every four (4) acres of land developed by the subdivision. In cases where the
lots of the subdivision are two (2) acres or larger, permanent monuments will
be established so each tract has at least one (1) permanent monument. This
requirement is waived if the survey does not create more than four (4) lots or
parcels.
2. The permanent monuments
required in paragraph (3)(C)1. shall be set prior to the recording of the plat
or if likely to be destroyed by construction, may be installed upon completion
of the construction and must be set no later than twelve (12) months after the
recording of the plat. The professional land surveyor shall also monument all
lot corners in the subdivision with semi-permanent or witness monuments within
the same twelve- (12-) month period.
3. When the subdivision is a cemetery, the
requirements of paragraph (3)(C)1. for installation of permanent monuments
shall be increased to include four (4) permanent monuments per block and the
monumentation of all lot corners required in paragraph (3)(C)2. shall not be
required; and
(D)
Condominium surveys shall meet the requirements for
subdivisions.
(4)
Publication of Results: A plat shall be made showing the results of the survey
or subdivision and shall conform to all of the following provisions:
(A) The plat shall include a drawing that
shall be made to a convenient scale on a reasonably permanent and dimensionally
stable material;
(B) The plat shall
include the name of the person or entity for whom the survey was made and the
date of the survey;
(C) Lettering
shall be no less than eight-hundredths of an inch (0.08") in height. All
characters shall be open, well-rounded, and of uniform width;
(D) The direction of boundary lines shall be
shown by angles, azimuths, or bearings with the directional reference system
clearly described on the plat;
(E)
A north arrow, a written scale, and a graphic scale shall be shown on every
sheet containing graphic survey data;
(F) Complete dimensions (distances,
directions, and curve data) of all parcels surveyed or created. All linear
measurements shall be shown as horizontal distances at the ground surface in
feet or meters. Curved lines shall show at least two (2) elements. For
non-tangential curves, a directional component shall be included to help define
the direction of the curve (preferably the chord bearing);
(G) All vertical measurements shall be shown
as elevations above an established or assumed datum in feet or meters. When
elevations are shown, a clearly defined elevation datum shall be shown,
including the location and elevation of the benchmark used to establish the
project datum;
(H) Measurements and
calculated areas will be shown on the plat to a number of significant figures
representative of the actual precision of the measurements;
(I) The plat shall display either a property
description for the parcel(s) and/or parent tract surveyed or a reference to
the source document from which the property description was taken. Any new
parcel created by survey shall have its property description shown on the plat
and must be complete enough so that the parcel can be located and clearly
identified. Subdivision plats shall identify all lots for sale by numbers, as
set forth in section
445.010,
RSMo;
(J) The plat shall show
sufficient data (distances and directions) to positively locate the parcel
surveyed within the United States Public Land Survey System (USPLSS), or within
the recorded subdivision. If the survey cannot be located by either of the
previously mentioned provisions, it must be referenced to other lines and
points sufficiently established by record;
(K) All controlling corner monuments that
were found and exterior corners that were found or set shall be identified on
the plat;
(L) Any material
variation between record and measured dimensions; and any material variation
and the extent of such variation between surveyed lines and lines of possession
at all exterior corners shall be shown on the plat. Material variation will
include, but is not limited to, survey monuments, fences, obvious occupation
(i.e., mowed) lines, walls, or other structures whether on the property
surveyed or on adjacent property;
(M) The plat shall reference the source
document(s) for any pertinent data obtained during the records research
provision set forth above. The plat shall also reference the property type
(Urban or Rural);
(N) The identity
of the record title documents for adjoining properties, consistent with the
records research provision set forth above, shall be shown on the plat,
including their record source;
(O)
In addition to the above, all condominium surveys shall show the pertinent
information required in section
448.2-109, RSMo,
and the legally sufficient descriptions of easements serving or burdening the
condominium; and
(P) The plat shall
include a statement that the survey and or subdivision were executed in
accordance with the Missouri Standards for Property Boundary Surveys as set
forth herein. The statement on a condominium plat shall also include a
declaration that the plat contains all information required by section
448.2-109,
RSMo.
(5) Deliverables.
The professional land surveyor shall furnish to the client a plat containing
the drawing and other pertinent information identified above. Each sheet of the
plat shall bear the signature and seal of the professional land surveyor in
responsible charge. This signed and sealed plat shall be the official plat and
shall take precedence over any other formatted data that may be delivered to
the client or his/her representatives, successors, or assigns.